Having recently attended the annual conference of the Canadian Bureau of International Education, I thought I would share a link to this CBIE infographic which provides a nice snapshot of International Education in Canada. A few highlights:
- the number of international students studying in Canada increased by 92% between 2008 and 2015
- 34% of international students studying in Canada are from China
- top 3 reasons international students choose Canada: quality of education; reputation as a tolerant and non-discriminatory society; reputation as a safe country
- 2.3% of Canadian university students went abroad in 2014-15
- top 3 destinations for outbound Canadian students: France, UK, USA
- top 3 barriers to study abroad for CDN students: cost, delayed graduation, credit recognition concerns
More at the above website. Food for thought as we begin work on MRU’s internationalization strategy.
Enjoy:)
Jim
Great information, thank you for sharing Jim!
Very interesting data on internationalization in post-secondary education in Canada (both in- and out-bound). As someone who has had the chance to pursue university studies in a few regions of Canada, and one region abroad, I am curious about how we articulate and celebrate the local qualities of a learning experience, as well as what and how place-based pedagogies are championed.
Thanks for your note Julie. I expect that we will shortly begin work on an Internationalization action plan for MRU. I think (I hope) that one of the pillars of our action plan will be “Internationalization at Home” to ensure that the 90+ percent of our students who will not have an International experience still have opportunity to deepen intercultural understandings and appreciation of diversity. Maybe we could engage you in helping us work on this?